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Dealate vs Deflate - What's the difference?

dealate | deflate |

As an adjective dealate

is (entomology).

As a verb deflate is

to cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, eg to shrink.

dealate

English

Alternative forms

* de-alate,

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (entomology) Having lost or shed its wings, usually in the normal course of its life cycle.
  • Synonyms

    * dealated

    deflate

    English

    Verb

    (deflat)
  • To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink
  • (economics) To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.
  • To become deflated.
  • To let down or disappoint.
  • To compress (data) according to a particular algorithm.
  • Antonyms

    * inflate